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Oak Bay, BC
City
Population: 18,885
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New Westminster, BC
City
Population: 82,940
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Sidney, BC
City
Population: 12,386
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Saanich, BC
City
Population: 125,800
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Langley, BC
City
Population: 132,088
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Gibsons, BC
City
Population: 5,090
There isn't a day that passes that I don't regret moving from Gibson's. Living in Vancouver, we'd frequently spend our weekends on the Sunshine Coast, and fell in love with the location. In 2018, we moved to Gibsons, living in a house by the sea on Marine Drive. It truly was…[read more]
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Colwood, BC
City
Population: 19,837
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Fort St. John, BC
City
Population: 21,858
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Parksville, BC
City
Population: 13,705
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Esquimalt, BC
City
Population: 21,191
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Revelstoke, BC
City
Population: 8,635
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Port Coquitlam, BC
City
Population: 66,485
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Peachland, BC
City
Population: 6,336
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Delta, BC
City
Population: 112,691
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Salmon Arm, BC
City
Population: 19,494
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Armstrong, BC
City
Population: 5,660
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Qualicum Beach, BC
City
Population: 9,566
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Ladysmith, BC
City
Population: 9,354
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Central Saanich, BC
City
Population: 18,572
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Surrey, BC
City
Population: 560,150
there is no decent take out food, there are illegal fireworks going of all year round, RCMP are overworked & not reliable, people are unfriendly, city is not pet friendly. Really I have not found anything good about Surrey, BC. I am astonished the livability number is so high on…[read more]
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Fernie, BC
City
Population: 5,812
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Vancouver, BC
City
Population: 694,440
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Comox, BC
City
Population: 15,938
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Courtenay, BC
City
Population: 28,804
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Kelowna, BC
City
Population: 145,612
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Tsinstikeptum 9, BC
City
Population: 9,090
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Port Moody, BC
City
Population: 39,217
Port Moody is the perfect distance from everything. The central hub of activities in the lower mainland where the mountains or the city are never far but the problems with crime certainly are. It's very safe here except for the odd bear or coyote. The central park is great for…[read more]
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Merritt, BC
City
Population: 7,733
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Richmond, BC
City
Population: 222,489
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West Kelowna, BC
City
Population: 36,030
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